Kevin
>
>note to forward-->
>A while back there was some discussion on this list concerning the
>responsibility of the researcher or investigator to do at least a share of
>the transcribing and coding that is often a part of ethnographic or
>observational research. The comments on the list were in response to a
>post by someone who was looking to hire a grad student or someone to
>transcribe hours and hours of videotape or audiotaped interviews. The
>responses to that post had something to do with the investigator not
>getting a "feel" for the data or understanding what really went on if they
>don't get their hands dirty with the data.
>
>I'm trying to make this argument to a colleague and would appreciate any
>thoughts the rest of you would have on the subject.
>
>Thanks.
>Brian
mcnurlen who-is-at uiuc.edu